All companies around the world at this time of the millennium have crossed the barrier of going cyber with all their activities. These organizations whether they are large multinational enterprises or small firms working in their limits have to rely heavily on data and store info to keep their business operations running. Although it has lot of uncountable benefits but surely it has a downside to it as well.

Safety of client’s data:-

Ensuring the safety of data from unauthorized use and securing the clients info from any losses is the priority nowadays. But it has opened many ways for the cyber criminals to enter into the system from any weak point in the network. This can result in a huge loss to the company if the data stored is manipulated, cleared or accessed by unauthorized people.

Major problems:-

Information security is one of the major problems faced by the large organizations and even small firms in the ever growing city of Dubai. This city has shown tremendous growth in the field of IT in the last decade but with it the hazards have also grown. Whether it is

Cyber espionage

Shadow IT

Hacking a browser

breaching into a network

simple hacking attempt

No company is safe from these unwanted incidents and malwares.

Reasons why these incidents happen:-

Unaware owner or manger:-

One of the major reasons for these kinds of mishaps is that the owner of the company is not aware of any kind of wannabe mishaps which mean that right level of tools and systems are not in position to defend against with any kind of cyber-attack efficiently.

Shortage of resources:-

Another reason that is particularly proved right for the small businesses is that the owner may not have the resources to employ a high level and skilled IT professional on his payroll. This negligence can consequently result in money loss, data loss, bad reputation, closure of network and many other problems.

Dealing with other companies:-

In a corporate sector where economy is based on services many small and large businesses work together. The larger firm having tighter defense mechanism can also get vulnerable to the attacks because of the data and info shared between them. Because smaller firms are more prone to these attacks so by accessing, sharing and managing data larger firms can also become a target.

Backdoor entry:-

This dealing and sharing activity between the smaller and larger firm can also give back door entry to the larger firm or any other big target. The reason behind it that the hackers may have access to the network of smaller firm so by managing each other’s data they can have easy access to the bigger firm.

Malvertising:-

Another reason why information security is posed with danger that a user or employee may have visited a malicious site or page. This is called malvertising. Sending of a malicious file to another system or to install ransom ware, this can result in the grabbing of your personal information which can be used for other abominable purposes.